Looking for vocalists, Sergio George discovered within the salsa club scenes both Huey Dunbar and James "Da Barba" de Jesus.
De Jesus had previously been a backup singer for both Tito Nieves and Sistah Souljah.
[1] After their third album in 2000, lead singer Huey Dunbar decided to break away from DLG to pursue a solo career.
She had previously participated in an American-Idol-like contest called 'Gigantes del Mañana' on the variety show Sabado Gigante in 2000.
In addition, YaYa was on the first season of Sean P. Diddy Combs show Making the Band 3 in 2005 on MTV.